Tomoko Yoshihara
Encyclopedia
Tomoko Yoshihara is a former volleyball
player from Japan
, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team
. Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker. She also competed at the 1992
and the 1996 Summer Olympics
, and was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship
.
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
player from Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, who competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
thumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
in Athens, Greece. There she ended up in fifth place with the Japan women's national team
Japan women's national volleyball team
The Japan women's national volleyball team, or All-Japan women's volleyball team, is the volleyball national team of Japan, currently ranked 3rd by the FIVB...
. Yoshihara played as a middle-blocker. She also competed at the 1992
Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
and the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Volleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
, and was named Best Server at the 1994 FIVB Women's World Championship
1994 FIVB Women's World Championship
The 1994 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
.
Honours
- 1990: 8th place in the World Championship1990 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 1990 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the eleventh edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
- 1991: 7th place in the World Cup1991 FIVB Women's World CupThe FIVB Women's World Cup 1991 was held from November 8 to 17-1991, in 3 Cities in Japan, Tokyo, Sendai & Osaka . Twelve women's national teams played for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Barcelona 1992.-First round:-Pool A:...
- 1992: 5th place in the Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 1992 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1992 Summer Olympics was represented by two events: men's team and women's team.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-References:*...
- 1994: 7th place in the World Championship1994 FIVB Women's World ChampionshipThe 1994 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB...
- 1995: 6th place in the World Cup1995 FIVB Women's World CupThe 1995 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 3 to November 17, 1995 in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Atlanta, Georgia 1996.-Ranking:...
- 1996: 9th place in the Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 1996 Summer OlympicsVolleyball at the 1996 Summer Olympics featured beach volleyball for the first time as the official Olympic sport.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:*...
- 2003: 5th place in the World Cup2003 FIVB Women's World CupThe 2003 FIVB Women's World Cup was held from November 1 to November 15, 2003, in Japan. Twelve women's national teams played in cities all over Japan for the right to a fast lane ticket into the Olympic Tournament in Athens, Greece, 2004....
- 2004: 5th place in the Olympic GamesVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympicsthumb|right|Indoorthumb|right|BeachVolleyball at the 2004 Summer Olympics consisted of indoor volleyball held at the Peace and Friendship Stadium and beach volleyball held at the Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre, in the southern portion of the Roth Pavilion; both were located at the Faliro Coastal...
Individual awards
- 1994 World Championship "Best Server"